>> mason: tonight the heat goes on. a red hot weekend in many parts of the country as temperatures soar over 100 degrees. elaine quijano and david bernard do the numbers. a surprising take on campaign 2012, from house speaker john boehner who says people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney. with -- california dreaming, is a high speed rail project the wave of the future or a train to nowhere? john blackstone is tracking the debate. and sword play in japan. lucy craft shows us the modern day women who would make the samurai of old en days proud. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." good evening, i'm anthony mason. millions of americans endured yet another day of blistering

heat, temperatures in the 90s and even the 100s covered much of the country today. at least 30 people have died from the heat, which the c.d.c. says routinely kills more people than all other weather events combined. elaine quijano is braving the heat for us here in new york. >> reporter: good evening, anthony. one doctor told us today normally in heat waves it's the elderly and the very young who are especially vulnerable. but she said a combination of factors now means everyone is at risk. louisville, kentucky was among the hottest spots in the country today. the murkry there climbed to 108 degrees. >> it's a little bit -- i'm really glad there's air conditioning. >> reporter: triple digits spread across the midwest, northeast and mid atlantic. dr. michelle carter of howard university medical center in d.c. recommends people stay inside air conditioned buildings during heat waves like this one.

she says the high humidity prevents sweat from evaporating off the skin, a process which normally helps cool the body. >> so then the body doesn't have a way to get rid of that excessive heat and it a rapid rise internally in terms of heat and that can affect your major organs specifically the brain and heart. >> reporter: in washington d.c. the temperature topped 100 by midday. the punishing heat send tourists like erin gordon and her daughter madeline seeking relief indoors. >> definitely her being out in the heat is har conditioning units. >> it's a godsend and i don't know how to say thank you. >> reporter: some 200,000 people are still without power, many in west virginia after a powerful line of storms hit there last week, and tonight, anthony, many in those same areas are bracing for yet another round of a rear

weather expected to bring thunderstorms and strong winds. >> mason: thanks, elaine. weather conditions are actually improving in many parts of the west, giving a big boost to the fight against wildfires, stretching across six states. colorado officialsly a most destructive fire in their state is now 98% contained. so how much longer will the heat go on? let's check in with david bernard at wfor. is there relieve in sight? >> i have great news for the midwest and all of the east coast as far as this heat wave is concerned, and it's courtesy of our friend the jet stream. and it's going to be taking a dip over the next self days and that will push the heat ridge back to the western united states, and that's going to allow cooler air to move in from canada and spell an en to what has been an awful heat wave. in fact, look at our forecast for tomorrow, we're talking about temperatures in the low 90s, yes, that's hot. it could still be near 100 in washington, but with a front

moving through conditions will get better and even in the midwest places like chicago only in the mid 80s. st. louis and kansas city may still be in the 90s, but at least we're not talking about 100. and looking ahead to later this week, just normal summertime heat is a head for the next seven or eight days. >> mason: david bernard, thanks, david. to campaign 2012 now. house speaker john boehner was at home in ohio today urging republicans to support mitt romney in that key battle ground state. but some frank remarks he made about romney last week came to light today. here's witt johnson. >> reporter: on the same day house speaker john boehner dedicated a new campaign office supporting ohio republicans and mitt romney, the political newspaper roll call released quotes, seeming to show boehner's lack of enthusiasm for the candidate at a june 30 fundraiser. a boehner spokesman confirmed their accuracy to cbs news.

when a woman asks can you make me love mitt romney, the speaker replied the american people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney. he added romney has some friends, and fellow mormons, but that's not what this election is about. this is lex is going to be a referendum on the president's failed economic policies. only two weeks ago, romney and boehner campaigned together in ohio. >> it's a little surprising to hear a politician speak so candidly. >> reporter: susan page for u.s.a. today says boehner's remarks underscore romney's continued struggle to rally the republican base. >> mitt romney has a lot of strengths as a candidate. he's got history in the private sector, he's been governor of massachusetts. but he has not come across as a candidate with the most natural connections with an audience. >> reporter: this afternoon a romney advisor released a statement shifting the focus back to the president. john's right in that speech is in lofty rhetoric hasn't

gotten the job done for the american people in the obama era, and that governor romney is dedicated focus on the economy can and will put the country back on track. the romney campaign is brushing aside boehner's comments, knowing there's no shortage of republican enthusiasm when it comes to replacing president obama. anthony? >> mason: thanks, witt. this weekend's campaigning follows another disappointing jobs report. the government said yesterday that unemployment remained stuck at 8.2% last mob with only 80,000 new jobs created. putting people to work in california where unemployment over 10% is an idea the california legislature just approved. but as john blackstone reports with the state's finances heavily in the red, not everyone is on board. >> reporter: this animation shows what high speed rail travel in california could look like in 20 years or so. trains moving at up to 220 miles per hour, carrying passengers between los angeles

and san francisco in just two hours and 40 minutes. but this optimistic vision of california's bullet train future clashed with the reality of the state's current budget deficit, in the state senate narrowly approved spending 7.9 billion on the first stage of the rail project. republican state senator strickland voted against it. >> this bill is spending money we just don't have here in california. >> reporter: but california had to agree to put its own money into the project to get 3.3 billion in federal stimulus funds. state senate president democrat steinberg struggled to get enough votes. >> i think what we did today is going to be seen over many years as a turning point in california. >> reporter: the senate vote covers only about one tenth of the $70 billion or so the project is eventually expected to cost. in 2008 california voters approved spending close to $10 billion on the first phase of

high speed rail. an opinion poll then showed 52% support for the project. but support now has dropped to 39%, as californians have watched the state's budget problems deepen. >> i don't know if i want to spend extra tax money on right now, i'd be more interested in education. report while the animation shows bullet trains arriving in busy city centers, the first stage will be bit through largely agricultural land in california's central valley, which has led critics to call this the train to margaret brennan has the latest. >> reporter: secretary clinton made an unannounced visit to kabul where she beas toed the

after began government with a special status. >> president obama has officially designated afghanistan as a major nonnato ally of the united states. >> reporter: a title shared by only 15 countries, including japan, israel, egypt and pakistan. it means afghanistan will easily get loans to purchase american made weapons and get military training after u.s. forces leave in 2014. afghanistan needs more than weapons, it needs money. the world bank forecast that afghanistan will need at least $4 billion a year to maintain economic stability. >> the minute the troops are really gone perhaps there's a year, then all of a sudden these good intentions tend to evaporate. >> reporter: anthony cordesman with the center for strategic and international studies says the u.s. and its allies had a history of reducing aid once military forces start to withdraw. in iraq development funding dropped 69% after troop levels

were reduced in 2009. on its own the afghan government is only capable of generating a fraction of its current financial needs. everything from the army and police to transportation and education requires outside help. then there's the issue of keeping aid money in the right hands. afghanistan is listed as the fourth most corrupt country in the world by trabs parent sit international. >> afghanistan has a, an agenda ahead of itself to make key economic reforms, to fight corruption, to strengthen the rule of law. >> reporter: u.s. officials say an additional $16 billion in nonmilitary aid will be pledged at tomorrow's donors conference. that money should last through 2015. margaret brennan, cbs news, tokyo. >> mason: later the annual running of the bulls in spain, a display of sword play in japan, and danger on the water from untrained boaters.

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extinguisher on board and not enough life preservers. >> reporter: the reason for increased boardings is simple, it the number. last year boating fatalities soared 13%, the largest amount recorded since 1998. 39-year-old christopher mannino was one of the most recent victims of unsafe boating, killed when another boat collided with his fishing vessel nearly anybody hours later divers found his body. coast guard commanding officer, tim woody. >> the operator of the vessel that hit the boat was cited for boating under the influence. >> reporter: in 2011 there were 4500 boating accidents, and 758 deaths. in one out of every six fatalities alcohol was involved. but boating while drunk is not the coast guards only concern. >> if you look at the numbers, the overwhelming majority of the people who are drowned in boating accidents were not wearing life jackets. >> reporter: on july 4, an overloaded yacht capsized in long island sound, killing three children who drowned under the boat.

police say they're investigating the number of life jackets. bit to carry 15, the yacht had 27 people on board. only one state, alabama, requires a license to operate a pleasure boat. out of those 758 deaths in boating accidents last year, only 11% of boat operators had received any safety instruction. >> many more of them could stand to take a boating safety course, they would be a lot safer and so would everybody else on the water. >> reporter: so for now it's up to the coast guard to randomly enforce safety and boaters beware. pier greenberg. >> mason: swimers and surfers on cape cod were ordered out of the water today. a great white shark was spotted by life guards off nauset beach, just 10 to 20 yards from shore, it was estimated to measure 12 to 14 feet long. as a precaution the beach was closed to swimming. last sunday this great white was spotted off another cape

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>> mason: scattered violence is reported today in parts of

libya which held its first parliamentary election since the overthrow and killing of moammar qaddafi last fall. alex crawford of our british part near sky news is in the eastern city of benghazi tonight. >> reporter: extra troops have been brought in to beng as any the east of the country to ensure that the first democratic vote in libya goes ahead as planned. this is the fire power which many in the city think is needed to ensure voting can be done safely here. and the celebrations about their first taste of democracy have already begun. many proudly displaying the voting colors they'll use. >> it a great day for me, because we have, we had victory. >> it's a turning point in the history of libya. >> reporter: but many other are hugely excited about voting for the first time and have been enthusiastically learning what's involved with

streeting and how to run an election. who is likely to win and which party will dominate the new congress is far from clear, especially in the absence of pollsters. the justice and development party is closely linked to the islamic fundamentalist group, the muslim brotherhood which triumphed in neighboring egypt but was banned under qaddafi. they want the new libya run according to sharia law but insists their interpretation of islam is far more liberal and inclusive than others such as the taliban in afghanistan. >> we have a problem with taliban ourselves, we don't agree with them. we feel that they are dangerous, they are dangerous. >> reporter: but just now most people in libya are savoring their new democratic rights. the many challenges ahead about what exactly they are going to do with them can wait until after the election party. >> mason: alex crawford of sky news reporting from libya. u. n. envoy kofi annan

acknowledged today that his effort to end the violence in syria has failed. he told a french newspaper that outside countrys that supply articles to either side in the conflict are making matters worse. he also said syria's neighbor iran will have to play a role in any settlement. the violence in syria spilled over into a tv studio in neighboring jordan this week during a heated exchange over the syrian uprising thursday. a former jordanian parliament member threw a shoe and then pulled a gun on a former m. p. who had accused him of bribery. the moderator had to break it up. they're off in familiar money a, spain, today marked the start of the annual running of the bulls as thousands of daredevils dashed ahead of six bulls charging through the streets of the city's bull rings. remarkably only a has beenful of peel were hurt including one man who was druged for self yards. ahead, samurai sword play, the ancient technique that's transforming modern japanese women into fitness warriors.

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it was her fifth victory at the all england club and her 14th major championship. williams who is 30 has been sidelined by a series of injuries for the past two years. japan's samurai warriors trace their roots to no billity. now modern day japanese women are using the ancient sword play to get in shape. in tokyo here's lucy craft. >> reporter: it all starts with yards of fabric, cinched to the waist and snug as a course it to keep our weapons at the ready. and then it's time to start slashing. welcome to samurai sword work 101. teen, middle aged, working woman or housewife, all are here on a singular mission, to slice their way to fitness and a measure of cool. these women may look lethal, but make no mistake about it, they are trying to create an illusion of the fight to the death for the benefit of an audience. they are practicing the art of

performance fighting. there's no scoring involved and no competition. the idea is to put on as convincing a show as possible. our long sword may look terrifying, but they are tin foil wrapped wooden replicas, the same props used in tv dramas and movies. disarticlingly petite, takano knows her way around, the veteran stunt woman started her female only sword fighting class a few years ago, it was an instant hit. >> japanese women might seem like softies, but inside they are made of steel. >> reporter: together with her husband, masatsugu takase, she also run is a school for actors, here they can slice and dies, in movies like the last samurai with tom cruise. her timing is so exquisite, she can do it while blind foded. some might call this unnerving,

takano calls it refreshing. >> performance fighting allows you to completely step away from your normal self. report since the age of the samurai back this the middle ages, japanese men have been battling with swords, always in a male only pursuit. but these 21st century warriors says there's nothing cooler than women with swords. >> mason: a pretty cool way to get a workout. and that's the "cbs evening news." later on cbs, "48 hours" mystery. i'm anthony mason in new york. thanks for watching, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

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